Stories from Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Madonna May Hammond, age 98, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012 at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville. Born Jan. 13, 1914 in Putnam County, she was the daughter of Clyde and Claudia (Crawley) Grimes and was a 1932 graduate of Greencastle High School...

William L. "Bill" Burnham, 71, Cloverdale, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26 at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville. He was born on May 22, 1941 in Putnam County and was the son of the late Gilbert Lee and Frances (Sims) Burnham. He was a retired driver for Schwerman Trucking Company in Greencastle, a veteran of the U. S. Army and a member of the Moose Lodge #1592, Greencastle and VFW Post # 1550, Jesse M. Lee Post, Greencastle...

Dorothy Jeanette Hamblen, 69, Cloverdale, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012 at Putnam County Hospital. She was born on Feb. 6, 1943 at Quincy, Ind., and was the daughter of the late John J. and Catherina A. (Van Der Bol) Steele. She married Percy Joe Hamblen on Feb. 14, 2008, and he survives...

Wanda Glo Prichard Merrick, 88, Greencastle, formerly of Belle Union, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012 at Putnam County Hospital. She was born on May 29, 1924 on the family farm near Belle Union, and was the daughter of the late Gilbert Earl and Gladys Lucille (Dorsett) Prichard...